Re: Linux Startup Process
On Sun, 24 Dec 2017, steve@airmail.nz wrote:
> Linux Startup Process
>
> You can use the following incantation to list enabled boot services:
>
> $ systemctl list-unit-files --type=service | grep enabled
>
> How do i know what i need, and what i can safely disable ?
That's a good question, I've been tweaking a little myself and I usually
uninstall the package that installs the service if I don't need it.
That's not always easy to figure out though.
> i know that accounts-daemon.service is a potential security risk. It is
> part of AccountsService, which allows programs to get and manipulate user
> account information.
I would be interested in learning more about why it is a security risk?
>
> is it related at my account or at the account of other users (guest) ?
>
> [ accounts-daemon.service : enabled ]
> - could i mask/disable it ?
You can find out what packages need accountsservices easily if you use
aptitude and open the package, the info is near the bottom:
--\ Suggests (1)
--\ gnome-control-center (UNSATISFIED)
p 1:3.22.2-3
--\ Packages which depend on accountsservice (7)
--\ Depends (5)
p cinnamon-control-center 3.2.1-3
p gdm3 3.22.3-3+deb9u1
p gnome-control-center 1:3.22.2-3
p mate-polkit 1.16.0-2
i A user-manager 4:5.8.5-2
--\ Suggests (2)
i A lightdm 1.18.3-1
p xdg-desktop-portal-gtk 0.5-1
If you use any of those packages then disabling the service would probably
affect the behavior of the app, maybe in a negative way. Probably
different for each package.
The other questions are probably going to be answered in a similar way.
Good topic!
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